Galerie Noko

Galerie Noko in Russell Road is hosting the colourful solo exhibition by Johan Bloom, Reflective Identities, which explores the human condition in vivid acrylics which are suggestive of the “dreamtime”.

His recent body of work takes a look at “our place in the universe, time and space. An exploration of our common ancestry. Finding similarities in indigenous art, early human visual expressions and our digitised world as a bridge between past and present”.

From this he creates images that are simultaneously tribal yet modern, with figures and imprints on canvas and steel sculptures resembling early rock art. These are accompanied by modern and ancient symbols as diverse as barcodes, @signs, pixilation and biometric fingerprints.

Reflective Identities is open until March and gallery hours are 10am to 6pm on weekdays and 10am to 4pm on Saturdays. Inquiries: Usen Obot, 073-088-5883 or Nelisa, (041) 582-2090.

Portrait by Brunn Kramer
Portrait by Brunn Kramer
Portrait by Brunn Kramer
Aneesa Loonat’s collection of portraits at ArtEC
Portrait by Aneesa Loonat
Portrait by Aneesa Loonat
Portrait by Aneesa Loonat
Portrait by Aneesa Loonat
Portrait by Aneesa Loonat
“Straight out of the mouths of bastards” by Jade Staples at ArtEC
Jade Staples installation “Straight out of the mouths of bastards”
“Straight out of the mouths of bastards” by Jade Staples at ArtEC
“Straight out of the mouths of bastards” by Jade Staples at ArtEC
“Straight out of the mouths of bastards” by Jade Staples at ArtEC
“Straight out of the mouths of bastards” by Jade Staples at ArtEC
“Straight out of the mouths of bastards” by Jade Staples at ArtEC
“Straight out of the mouths of bastards” by Jade Staples at ArtEC
ArtEC

ArtEC

ArtEC at 36 Bird Street, Central, hosts The Human Landscape until March 17. This exhibition includes sculptures, paintings and mixed media work, many of which give thought engaging and provoking insights into what it means to be “human”.

Many of the works are portraits such as Brunn Kramer’s thoughtful heads and Aneesa Loonat’s impressionistic collection titled Phantasmatic Simulacra.

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum

The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum in Park Drive opens the “Remembering the SS Mendi exhibition today Tuesday, February 21 and it will run until May 18.

This sweeping exhibition of the historical shipwreck features more than 200 sketches culminating in an impressive triptych by Eastern Cape artist Hillary Graham. The artist captures harrowing scenes of the mass drownings in the roiling sea off the coast of Port Elizabeth.

The material hanging is taken from the Art Museum’s permanent collection and is going on display to commemorate the centenary anniversary of the sinking of the SS Mendi in 1907.

NMMAM also opens its Power of Drawing exhibition today, which displays both complete and preparatory drawings by Graham along with other luminaries such as William Kentridge, Penny Siopis and Fred Page.